Con dao: Nearly 4,500 baby turtles were released into the ocean in the first half of 2025 as part of the Con Dao National Park’s long-running conservation efforts. Recognised as Vietnam’s most important sea turtle nesting site, the park located in Con Dao island in Ho Chi Minh City continues to lead marine conservation in the country.

According to Vietnam News Agency, the park’s mid-year report revealed that rangers relocated 553 nests, protecting over 54,000 eggs. So far, 166 nests have hatched, resulting in 4,464 hatchlings safely returned to the sea. Additionally, rangers tagged 123 mother turtles and transferred nine nests, containing 757 eggs, to the Dat Doc beach near Six Senses Resort. Seven of those nests successfully hatched, releasing 388 more turtles.